Roger Corman

Author : Roger Corman
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998-08-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0306808749

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How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime by Roger Corman Pdf

In these pages Roger Corman, the most successful independent filmmaker in Hollywood relates his experiences as the director and/or producer of such low-budget classics Attack of the Crab Monsters, The Little Shop of Horrors, The Raven, The Man with the X-ray Eyes, The Wild Angels, The Trip, Night Call Nurses, Bloody Mama, Piranha, and many others. He also discusses his distribution of the Bergman, Fellini, and Truffaut movies that later won Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category. Corman alumni—John Sayles, Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Vincent Price, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Peter Fonda, Joe Dante, and Jonathan Demme, among others—contribute their recollections to give added perspective to Corman's often hilarious, always informative autobiography.

Author : Constantine Nasr
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781617031670

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Roger Corman by Constantine Nasr Pdf

Roger Corman (b. 1926) is known by many names-craftsman, artist, maverick, schlock-meister, mini-mogul, mentor, cheapskate, and King of the B’s. Yet his commitment to filmmaking remains inspired. He learned his craft at the end of the studio system, only to rebel against Hollywood and define himself as the true independent. And the list of directors and producers who learned under his tutelage—Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Jonathan Demme, and many more—is astonishing. Collected here are many of the most honest and revealing interviews of his epic career, several of which have never been seen in print. Roger Corman: Interviews brings into focus a life committed to the entertaining art of motion pictures. Corman’s rare talent combined artistic drive with business savvy, ensuring a successful career that was constantly in motion. At a remarkable pace more akin to silent movies than modern Hollywood, he directed over fifty films in less than fifteen years, some entertaining (Not of This Earth), trendsetting (The Wild Angels), daring (The Intruder), workmanlike (Apache Woman), stylized (The Masque of the Red Death) and even profound (X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes). In a single year, Corman famously shot a cult classic in two and a half days (The Little Shop of Horrors), reinvigorated the American horror film with a dash of Poe and Price (House of Usher)—and still turned out a few more films shot across the globe. Recently awarded an honorary Oscar for his lifetime contribution to cinema, the self-made Corman has created a legacy as a defining filmmaker.

Author : Pawel Aleksandrowicz
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781443843614

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The Cinematography of Roger Corman by Pawel Aleksandrowicz Pdf

Roger Corman is an ambiguous artistic figure. On the one hand, he is notorious for shooting and producing his films quickly, cheaply and with blatant disregard for safety measures, which, together with his ability to issue a dozen new films every year and his impressive filmography, have earned him the titles of “shlockmeister” and “the King of the B’s” among film journalists. On the other hand, he became the youngest American director to be given a film retrospective at the prestigious Cinématèque Française in Paris, one of his directorial efforts – House of Usher – was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded him with an Academy Honorary Award “for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers.” This book investigates this duality and explores whether Corman is indeed a shlockmeister or an artist whose works are worthy of the highest cinema awards. The scope of analysis is limited to his directorial efforts “only” – still encompassing 50 features – excluding the 400 films he produced. The methodology adopted here is based on the auteur theory in its structuralist version by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith and Peter Wollen, and focuses on three areas of interest: work ethic – personal elements in the films, personal control over and commitment to the production process outside direction; themes – topics and concerns common for many of the films regardless of the genre; and style – recurring stylistic motifs and elements in the camerawork, editing, and framing.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bluewater Productions
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Roger Corman's Battle Amongst the Stars #2 by Anonim Pdf

On the planet Olphen, a small group of alien defenders are preparing its people for the possible attack by the Malmori as they seek their reproductive technology. Meanwhile Zed and Corin are captured by Remlar and he charges Sador to get the location of the Olphen planet from them, by any means necessary.

Author : Beverly Gray
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1560255552

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Roger Corman by Beverly Gray Pdf

A pioneer of independent cinema, Roger Corman is a fascinating study in contrasts. As the original King of the Exploitation Film, he has filled his movies with images of blood-sucking vampires, rampaging biker gangs, vigilante strippers, and abducting aliens, all while producing each of his four-hundred-plus films on a shoestring budget and making a profit on nearly every one. In the process, Corman became the role model for today’s independent filmmaker. This guru with a vision has also demonstrated an uncanny eye for talent, being among the first to recognize and employ the abilities of Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, Joe Dante, Ron Howard, John Sayles, and James Cameron to name but a few. Through interviews with eighty of Corman’s friends and associates and photographs, Beverly Gray takes you behind the cameras and into the heart of Cormanville for a firsthand, insider’s look at the man and the mogul, providing a compelling private and public perspective on this soft-spoken giant of the cinema.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bluewater Productions
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Roger Corman's Black Scorpion #3 by Anonim Pdf

Detective Darcy Walker, having been injured trying to stop Gangster Prankster, must rethink her strategy of becoming Angel City's savior. In Issue #3 of this gripping 4-part series, she enlists the help of former ex-con and mechanical genius Argyle Simms to help her bring Black Scorpion to the next level. Meanwhile, the true evil mastermind behind the recent attacks on the city is finally revealed, once again testing Darcy's resolve and determination.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bluewater Productions
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Roger Corman's Black Scorpion #4 by Anonim Pdf

In the exhilarating final chapter of the origin of Black Scorpion, Det. Darcy Walker dons her Scorpion costume to take down the Breathtaker and save Angel City from annihilation. But her enemy has planned well and soon Darcy realizes that she can't do this alone and must rely on the very people she has tried to keep at a distance. In the end, she must make a life or death decision that puts everything she stands for on the line.

Author : Paul J. Salamoff
Publisher : Bluewater Productions
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Roger Corman's Black Scorpion #2 by Paul J. Salamoff Pdf

In Issue #2 of this thrilling 4-part series, Detective Darcy Walker dons a makeshift costume and hits the seediest parts of Angel City to investigate the death of her father. Unfortunately, at work she is saddled with a new partner, Det. Steve Rafferty, who is tasked to track down and bring in this masked vigilante. As her job collides with her nighttime activities, her own investigation leads her to an unlikely suspect: Dr. Noah Goddard. But how could a man whoÕs been in a coma for over a year be the criminal mastermind behind her FatherÕs death?

Author : Paul J. Salamoff
Publisher : Bluewater Productions
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Roger Corman's Black Scorpion #1 by Paul J. Salamoff Pdf

Roger Corman's femme fatale superhero gets reborn, as Black Scorpion, once again prowling the streets of Angel City. In this dark redux of the popular film and TV series, Detective Darcy Walker, consumed with revenge by the murder of her father, dons a mask to strike at criminals that deem themselves above the law.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bluewater Productions
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Roger Corman's Black Scorpion #1 by Anonim Pdf

Roger CormanÕs femme fatale superhero gets reborn, as Black Scorpion, once again prowling the streets of Angel City. In this dark redux of the popular film and TV series, Detective Darcy Walker, consumed with revenge by the murder of her father, dons a mask to strike at criminals that deem themselves above the law.

Author : Paul J. Salamoff
Publisher : Bluewater Productions
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Roger Corman's Black Scorpion #3 by Paul J. Salamoff Pdf

Detective Darcy Walker, having been injured trying to stop Gangster Prankster, must rethink her strategy of becoming Angel City's savior. In Issue #3 of this gripping 4-part series, she enlists the help of former ex-con and mechanical genius Argyle Simms to help her bring Black Scorpion to the next level. Meanwhile, the true evil mastermind behind the recent attacks on the city is finally revealed, once again testing Darcy's resolve and determination.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bluewater Productions
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Roger Corman's Black Scorpion: Collected edition by Anonim Pdf

Roger CormanÕs femme fatale superhero gets reborn, as Black Scorpion, once again prowling the streets of Angel City. In this dark redux of the popular film and TV series, Detective Darcy Walker, consumed with revenge by the murder of her father, dons a mask to strike at criminals that deem themselves above the law.

Author : Chris Nashawaty
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781613129814

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Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses by Chris Nashawaty Pdf

“Delightful . . . an engrossing oral history . . . As an enthusiastic ode to colorful, seat-of-your-pants filmmaking, this one’s hard to beat.” —Booklist (starred review) “Fantastic—a treasure.” —Stephen King Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses is an outrageously rollicking account of the life and career of Roger Corman—one of the most prolific and successful independent producers, directors, and writers of all time, and self-proclaimed king of the B movie. As told by Corman himself and graduates of “The Corman Film School,” including Peter Bogdanovich, James Cameron, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro, and Martin Scorsese, this comprehensive oral history takes readers behind the scenes of more than six decades of American cinema, as now-legendary directors and actors candidly unspool recollections of working with Corman, continually one-upping one another with tales of the years before their big breaks. Crab Monsters is supplemented with dozens of full-color reproductions of classic Corman movie posters; behind-the-scenes photographs and ephemera (many taken from Corman’s personal archive); and critical essays on Corman’s most daring films—including The Intruder, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Big Doll House—that make the case for Corman as an artist like no other. “This new coffee table book, brimming with outrageous stills from many of Corman’s hundreds of films, looks at the wild career of the starmaker who was largely responsible for so much of the Hollywood we know today.” —New York Post “Vividly illustrated.” —People “It includes in-depth aesthetic appreciations of ten of Corman’s movies, which, taken together, make a compelling case for Corman as an artist.” —Hollywood.com “Outrageously entertaining.” —Parade “Endlessly fascinating.” —PopMatters

Author : Pawel Aleksandrowicz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Motion picture producers and directors
ISBN : 144389947X

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The Cinematography of Roger Corman by Pawel Aleksandrowicz Pdf

"Roger Corman is an ambiguous artistic figure. On the one hand, he is notorious for shooting and producing his films quickly, cheaply and with blatant disregard for safety measures, which, together with his ability to issue a dozen new films every year and his impressive filmography, have earned him the titles of "shlockmeister" and "the King of the B's" among film journalists. On the other hand, he became the youngest American director to be given a film retrospective at the prestigious Cin�mat�que Fran�aise in Paris, one of his directorial efforts - House of Usher - was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded him with an Academy Honorary Award "for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers."This book investigates this duality and explores whether Corman is indeed a shlockmeister or an artist whose works are worthy of the highest cinema awards. The scope of analysis is limited to his directorial efforts "only" - still encompassing 50 features - excluding the 400 films he produced. The methodology adopted here is based on the auteur theory in its structuralist version by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith and Peter Wollen, and focuses on three areas of interest: work ethic - personal elements in the films, personal control over and commitment to the production process outside direction; themes - topics and concerns common for many of the films regardless of the genre; and style - recurring stylistic motifs and elements in the camerawork, editing, and framing."

Author : Roger Corman,J. Philip Di Franco,Karyn G. Browne
Publisher : Facts On File
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015046333855

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The Movie World of Roger Corman by Roger Corman,J. Philip Di Franco,Karyn G. Browne Pdf